As above still looks like sedimentary rock intruded by igneous rock (quartz).mbasko said:Is it common to the area?Lukep said:https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4766_0966dab8-05ef-44cc-9d24-87997c2f508a.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4766_5c59e217-fda5-4d9d-bc7e-ac113793c354.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4767_ec3f9788-59d6-43f0-876d-a383cbe1294e.jpg
Can anyone help me identify this? It was found in a known gold area. With lots of quartz too
Looks like sedimentary rock like sandstone or chert to me but hard to tell.
Country rock or rock native to the area.
Is the second photo showing quartz through the rock? If so then you've probably found an area where igneous rock (in this case quartz) has intruded the country rock. These contact zones can be good gold areas.
Maybe crush a sample & pan to see if gold is present.
goldierocks said:Bingie Bingie Point near Tuross Heads is also pretty interesting geology - I had a student do some geological mapping there.
http://www.geomaps.com.au/scripts/bingiebingie.php
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/dykes-at-bingie-bingie-point-6dc65042f8854adb960f42a93355696e
https://users.monash.edu.au/~weinberg/Pages/Bingie/Bingie_point.htm
Lukep said:https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...6555_96929961-5609-43e0-8534-6e0020e63fcc.jpg
Very heavy, found in castleMaine under a tree root. It wasnt easy to break apart
I agree mbasko - sedimentary, probably quartz sandstone with some white mica flakes.mbasko said:Is it common to the area?Lukep said:https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4766_0966dab8-05ef-44cc-9d24-87997c2f508a.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4766_5c59e217-fda5-4d9d-bc7e-ac113793c354.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...4767_ec3f9788-59d6-43f0-876d-a383cbe1294e.jpg
Can anyone help me identify this? It was found in a known gold area. With lots of quartz too
Looks like sedimentary rock like sandstone or chert to me but hard to tell.
Country rock or rock native to the area.
Is the second photo showing quartz through the rock? If so then you've probably found an area where igneous rock (in this case quartz) has intruded the country rock. These contact zones can be good gold areas.
Maybe crush a sample & pan to see if gold is present.
Lilleth said:Hey
i am not sure where to post this question but i thought here maybe aha i have some rocks that my partner and i have collected that we think may have a mineral of some type in them but we need help identifying them. is this where i could post some questions and get some help figuring out what they might be or is there a more relevant one i should post in?
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